Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Will Smith and sports

Will Smith and SportsWill Smith has signed on to star in Brain Game, the story of former Steelers center Mike Webster. Since the days when he was, "Chillin'
Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Will Smith and sports
Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Will Smith and sports /

Will Smith and Sports

Will Smith and Sports

1990

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Will Smith poses with Isiah Thomas while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Courting Disaster.''

1990

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Bo Jackson messes around with Will Smith while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Someday Your Prince will be in Effect: Part 1 & 2.''

1994

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Will Smith dons some Phillies gear while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''The Philadelphia Story.''

1994

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Will Smith poses with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Will's Misery.''

1994

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Alfonso Ribeiro and Will Smith film the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Love Hurts'' with Ken Griffey, Jr.

1999

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Will Smith and Kobe Bryant pose together during the ''Wild Wild West'' premiere at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, Calif.

2000

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Will Smith films a music video during halftime of a 76ers-Pacers game in Philadelphia.

2000

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Will Smith watches Matt Damon during a scene from ''The Legend of Bagger Vance,'' the story of a down-and-out golfer who recovers his game with the help of a mystical caddy (played by Smith).

2001

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Will Smith pumps up the home crowd by slinging T-shirts into the stands during Game 3 of the 2001 NBA Finals.

2001

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After ''The Legend of Bagger Vance,'' Will Smith took on the challenging role of portraying Muhammad Ali in ''Ali.'' Smith received positive reviews and the movie grossed nearly $88 million.

2001

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Muhammad Ali and Will Smith pose with poised fists during the premiere of ''Ali'' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

2002

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Will Smith poses with Dikembe Mutombo backstage at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration in Philadelphia.

2002

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Dawn Staley of the Charlotte Sting and Nikki McCray of the Indiana Fever pose with Will Smith backstage at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration in Philadelphia.

2003

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Will Smith receives a custom Atletico Madrid soccer jersey from the team's striker Fernando Torres.

2004

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LeBron James, Will Smith and Carmelo Anthony pose backstage at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration in Los Angeles.

2004

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Will Smith and Lennox Lewis joke around as they arrive at Staples Center for the NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles.

2004

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Will Smith is dwarfed by Shaquille O'Neal as the two present an award at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.

2005

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Will Smith was unable to bring any luck to his hometown Eagles as he performs during the pregame of Super Bowl XXXIX between the Patriots and Eagles.

2005

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Will Smith performs at the start of the 2005 NBA Finals between the Spurs and Pistons.

2005

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Will Smith receives a hug from Magic Johnson at the 20th Annual ''Midsummer Night's Magic Awards Dinner'' in Los Angeles.

2006

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Will Smith reacts to his drive on the first green during the PGA TOUR's Sony Open Pro Am in Honolulu.

2008

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Will Smith talks to ESPN sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya during Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals.

2008

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Will Smith poses with Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith at the premiere of ''Seven Pounds'' at the Regal Stonecrest in Charlotte, NC.

2008

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Will Smith poses LeBron James while arriving at a screening of his movie Seven Pounds in Valley View, Ohio.

2011

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Oprah Winfrey reacts as she is surrounded by Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Jordan during the taping of ''Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular'' in Chicago.

2012

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Will Smith tries the hurdles with Great Britain Olympic 400m hurdler Perri Shakes-Drayton at Ethos gym in London.

2012

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Will Smith boxes with Great Britain Olympic Super Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua at Ethos gym in London.

2012

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Will Smith shakes hands with Dwyane Wade as he exits the court after the Heat defeated the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

2012

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Will Smith speaks to Spike Lee during a timeout in the second half of a 76ers-Knicks game in Philadelphia.

2012

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Will Smith and Jaden Smith pose with the Sixers Dancers during the 76ers-Nets game at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

2012

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Will Smith and Roger Federer pose with Smith's suit worn in ''Men in Black III'' after Federer defeated Tomas Berdych in the Men's Single Final of the Madrid Open.

2012

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Lewis Hamilton and his girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger share a laugh with Will Smith in the McLaren garage before qualifying for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo.

2013

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Carlos Boozer talks with Will and Jaden Smith during the second half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and Heat in Miami.

2013

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Will Smith takes a penalty during UEFA's Champions Festival which comes to London to coincide with Wembley hosting the Champions League final at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

2013

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Will Smith poses as a blind referee alongside Metta World Peace during the filming of the ''Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night'' Primetime Special in Hollywood.

2013

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Novak Djokovic, Will Smith and Rafael Nadal pose with the trophy during an exhibition tennis match in Buenos Aires.

2014

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Will Smith and UFC light heavyweight Chael Sonnen pose while in attendance for UFC 170 inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

2014

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Will Smith cheers for the start of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana WBA and WBC welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.

2015

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Will Smith and Boomer Esiason speak on stage during the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Ceremony 2015 at Pier 60 in New York City.

2015

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Will Smith appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated ahead of the Christmas Day release of the movie Concussion.

Will Smith has signed on to star in Brain Game, the story of former Steelers center Mike Webster. Since the days when he was, "Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool," Smith has been a fixture in the sports landscape, as this gallery demonstrates.

Hidden Images In Sports Logos

A writer on Kottke.org found the lowercase "m" and "b" in the Brewers' old ball & glove logo, which got me thinking of which other teams have hidden images in their logo. Someone at For The Win had the exact same thought and came up with 16 other examples. This is very well done.

ESPN Body Issue Fail

ESPN The Magazine's annual Body Issue hits newsstands tomorrow and the images are quite striking. I was so taken with Prince Fielder's cover that I felt compelled to tweet about it. I'll leave the ESPN criticism to my co-workers but the exclusion of Arkansas coach Brett Bielema and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is unacceptable. Period.

Lovely Lady Round-Up

Jessica Perez has a new photo shoot out for Galore, which is quickly becoming my favorite magazine ... Emily DiDonato appears in the latest issue of the French edition of Elle ... The sexiest German fans at the World Cup ... WAGs of the 2014 MLB All-Star game.

Sunglasses > Country

My headline may be a little presumptuous, but Russell Westbrook launched his new line of eyewear (Westbrook Frames) the day after he announced that he was skipping this year's basketball World Cup in Spain. Just saying.

Did Nike Sponsor This Beard?

Herb Kohl Is Generous

Former Bucks owner Herb Kohl is now 79 and just giving away money to his former employees. Can we hire him at SI? 

Greg Oden Attends Mike Conley's Wedding

Odds and Ends

Here is one compelling reason for LeBron James to return to the Cavs ... The Red Wings rookies went on a group outing to the curling rink ... Fifteen tweets that prove Joel Embiid is the NBA's most entertaining rookie ... A guy dressed as a referee walked around New York City giving people red cards ... I like this J.J. Watt-John Cena comparison ... Brian Cranston, Teri Hatcher and others recall their memorable Seinfeld roles ... It looks like Clerks 3 is a no-go as The Weinstein Company passed on the sequel ... Courtney Love will appear in the final season of Sons of Anarchy ... Awesome food item of the day: the Patriot Burger, which consists of a ground buffalo patty stacked between three custom buns—one made of apple pie on top, one made of beer dough in the middle and one made of pizza on the bottom. ​

Beast Mode: Lingerie Football Edition

Markie “Lil Train” Henderson of the Las Vegas Sin takes out everyone in her path during this touchdown run. Also, the league has rebranded itself as the Legends Football League, but the inclusion of the word "lingerie" makes you more likely to read it. (Strong language warning)

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Will Smith Video of the Day

Not sure how I missed this a couple of months ago, but Will Smith returned to The Graham Norton Showafter his first appearance went viral. He sang a remix of the theme song from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and welcomed series costar Alfonso Ribeiro to the stage for the Carlton Dance and a Jump On It finale. Just fantastic stuff.

​Seth McFarlane Video of the Day

I got lost in the YouTube vortex and spent 30 minutes watching Graham Norton clips. I really like this one of Seth MacFarlane performing all his Family Guy voices and doing a Liam Neeson/Taken impression in Kermit the Frog's voice.

​Neil Young Video of the Day

YouTube added 12,000 live concert videos today in a new partnership with Music Vault. I didn't have time to search through them all (thanks to the Graham Norton/YouTube vortex), but here is one of my favorite Neil Young tunes, "Comes a Time," from November 1989.

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ANDY GRAY

A senior editor atSI.com, Andy Gray oversees Hot Clicks, Extra Mustard and the Swimsuit site. A Boston sports loyalist and Columbia graduate, he joined SI in 2005.